DrakenWerks – No Prisoners (CD Album – DrakenWerks)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, dark EBM. Background/Info: DrakenWerks is a band based in South Wales and driven by S.P. Draken and assisted...
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Monica Jeffries – Into Temptation (CD Album – Monica Jeffries)
Genre/Influences: Electro-rock, wave-rock, power-pop. Background/Info: Monica Jeffries is a Polish born artist who has already released a few EP’s. You...
Scheerling/Thaumaturgist – Vertoeven LVI/Mysteries Van De Droom (Cassette EP – Oggy Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: Oggy Records is a small underground label devoted to experimental electronic formats. This split-tape features Bert...
The Raudive – Future Transmissions (Digital EP – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock & new-wave. Background/Info: I never heard of The Raudive before. The band is driven by a 3-membered combo...
Non-Bio – The Death Chillout Sessions (CD Album – Non-Bio)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electronic, industrial, ambient. Background/Info: I refer to the background info I found on the “Alpha Micro Revival 8000...
Non-Bio – Alpha Micro Revival 8000 Ultra (CD Album – Non-Bio)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, industrial, experimental. Background/Info: Non-Bio is a project operating from London and driven by the creative mind of Howard...
The Birthday Massacre – Imagica (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, dark-cyber-pop. Background/Info: The title of this new album has been named after the original band name Imagica. Imagica...
Naagauk – Naagauk (Cassette EP – Barreuh Records)
Genre/Influences: Black-metal, industrial-punk. Background/Info: Naagauk has been set up as a duo and is hailing from The Netherlands. They’ve been...
Mesh – Looking Skyward (CD Album – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: Three years have passed since the “Automation Baby”-album (2013) to see the Bristol based duo of...
Dawn Of Ashes – Theophany (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-black-metal. Background/Info: Dawn Of Ashes is a band I discovered during the glorious days of the now gone NoiTekk...
Atiq – Sonorous (Digital EP – Onset Audio)
Genre/Influences: IDM, ambient, d’n’b. Background/Info: Guido Van Den Brink aka Atiq also is the owner of Mindtrick Records. This label...
Arnwald – Primal Expurgation (CD Album – Abstruse Eerie Radiance)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ambient-noise, industrial. Background/Info: I’m really glad to discover a new Belgian project and a new Belgian label as...
Angelspit – Cult Of Fake (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Cyber-punk, electro-rock. Background/Info: It’s now 10 years ago that Angelspit released their debut-album “Krankhaus”, which became an instant hit...
Sieben – The Old Magic (CD Album – Redroom Records)
Genre/Influences: Neo-classical, soundtrack, ritual-folk. Background/Info: Matt Howden aka Sieben is an artist who gained a respectable reputation as violinist. Based...
Philippe Petit – You Only Live Ice (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Philippe Petit is a familiar and recognized artist at the wider fields of experimental- and...
Mythos – Jules Verne / Around The World In 80 Minutes (CD Album – Groove Unlimited)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, synthesizer music, experimental. Background/Info: Electro-veteran Stephan Kaske is back on track with a new –and logical, opus inspired...
Honeymoon Cowboys – Liberating The West / Still! (CD Album – Tracks And Traces/Starman Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, new-wave, ballad-rock. Background/Info: Honeymoon Cowboys is a five-headed Belgian formation featuring ex-Siglo XX members Antonio Palermo (guitar) and...
Hedera Helix – Pastiche (CD Album – 3RIOART)
Genre/Influences: Abstract-electronics, EBM, gothic. Background/Info: They call their music ‘intellectro’ and definitely remain one of the most atypical bands from...
Harold Nono – Ideeit (CD Album – Bearsuit Records)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, experimental, ambient, neo-classic. Background/Info: Harold Nono is a formation that doesn’t release album on regular basis. “Ideeit” is...
Dronny Darko & Utu Lautturi – Rites Lost (CD Album – Sparkwood Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: This album brings two artists together. Dronny Darko is a Ukrainian artist who released a rather...
The Birthday Massacre – Imagica (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, dark-cyber-pop. Background/Info: The title of this new album has been named after the original band name Imagica. Imagica...
Lahka Muza – Performance (DVD – eXcentriX Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, dark-wave, ritual-wave. Background/Info: Lahka Muza is a Slovakian formation that was set up in 1984 in the now...
Kloq – Behind The Screams (CD Album – Kloq)
Genre/Influences: Breakbeats, electro-rock, technoid-rock. Background/Info: The 3rd full length album of Kloq is a fact. The band driven by producer...
Until Ben – The Ray (CD Album – Until Ben)
Genre/Influences: Electro-experimental, electro-jazz, electro-pop. Background/Info: Until Ben is a French producer who has compiled 8 songs on one album. It...
Roman Leykam & Frank Mark – The Detection Of Slowness (DVD – Frank Mark Arts)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, abstract, soundtrack, experimental. Background/Info: Roman Leykam and Frank Mark both are familiar artists active on the Frank Mark...
Ooluu – Ophus (CD Album – Ooluu)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal. Background/Info: First there was Oompalunatiks, which in 2013 got renamed into Ooluu. The band consists of Davindra, Asa,...
I, Synthesist – Circus Ride To Venus (Digital EP – I, Synthesist)
Genre/Influences: Experimental electro-pop, glitch-pop. Background/Info: Chris Ianuzzi is already active under I, Synthesist for several years now. He released a...
Electrorites – Structures (DCD Album – Nightmare Factory Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno, dark-techno. Background/Info: Luca Vollaro is an Italian DJ and producer who’s already been active for 10 years now....
Drumcomplex – Perfection Is Imperfection (Vinyl Album – Complexed Ltd.)
Genre/Influences: Techno. Background/Info: Drumcomplex is a German techno-driven project, which is has already been active for several years, having performed...
Nostalgie Eternelle – Magie Fragile (Vinyl Album – Hafen Schlamm Rekords/Urknall Tonquelle)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electro-minimal, electro-new-wave. Background/Info: Nostalgie Eternelle is a German duo that was mainly active during the 80s and early...
Monolith – Domination (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Techno-industrial, industrial, tribal-industrial. Background/Info: Eric van Wonterghem is a veteran active in the wider fields of electronic- and industrial...
Kriistal Ann – Cultural Bleeding (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, minimal-electronics, gothic-pop. Background/Info: Kriistal Ann is an artist involved in music, poetry, and photography. She has been the...
Bleib Modern – Vale Of Tears (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Bleib Modern is a Berlin based band, which started composing music in 2014. The band was...
Scarlet Leaves – Deep Sad Frustration (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Scarlet Leaves in my opinion is one of the most talented new-wave bands from Brazil. The...
Satanismo Calibro 9 – Kymah Rising (CD Album – Old Europa Cafe)
Genre/Influences: Ritual music, infernal-industrial. Background/Info: Satanismo Calibro 9 was set up in 2005/2006 as a solo-project of ‘Doktor Pery’ while...
Plastique Noir – 24 Hours Awake (CD album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Plastique Noir is a Brazilian trio, which has now been busy for more or less 10...
Chiron – Best Of (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Chiron is a band that will for sure ring a bell for new-wave fans. The band...
Novakill – Danger (CD Album – RepoRecords)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up 20 years ago by the Australian duo ‘BONES’ and ‘SiK’, Novakill is back on track...
Henrik Nordvargr Björkk / Margaux Renaudin – Anima Nostra (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: “Anima Nostra” is the meeting between one of the leaders and old-servant of the dark-ambient and...
Aria Rostami & Daniel Blomquist – Wandering Eye (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Abstract, experimental, soundscape. Background/Info: “Wandering Eye” resulted from the common efforts and creativity of 2 artists. Daniel Blomquist got...
Sid & Nancy – Love Kills (DVD/Blu-Ray Film – STUDIOCANAL)
Genre/Influences: Punk Content: To celebrate 40 years of punk and the 30th anniversary of this legendary movie, STUDIOCANAL decided to...
The Arch – Fates (CD Album – WHY2K Music)
Genre/Influences: New-wave & rock-pop. Background/Info: I realized that The Arch is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year. This Belgian formation...
Antikatechon – I Feel Nothing But Repulsion (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Davide Del Col better known as the operator behind Antikatechon is back on track unleashing his...
Tvlpa – Mountain Of The Opposer (CD Album – Tumor/Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: Tvlpa consists of an anonymous group of ‘Draconian sorcerers’-musicians from Gothenburg (Sweden). They’ve already released a...
Tim Muddiman And The Strange – Paradise Runs Deeper (CD – Gun Street Records/Believe Digital)
Genre/Influences: Alternative/indie rock Background/Info: Tim Muddiman is known as the guitarist/bass-player of Gary Numan and is also producer/guitarist for the...
Nihil featuring In Slaughter Natives – Ventre (Book + CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, epic-industrial, soundtrack. Background/Info: Jouni Havukainen is one of those genius artists who became a long-time pioneer reinventing the...
Cities Last Broadcast – The Humming Tapes (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Pär Boström who’s mainly active with his Kammarheit project now gets back to his Cities Last...
Lord Of The Lost – Empyrean (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, gothic-rock, nu-metal. Background/Info: Chris Harms set up Lord Of The Lost in 2008. The first official release was...
The Juggernauts – The Juggernauts Are Coming (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: The Juggernauts is a Belgian band featuring Peter Mastbooms aka ‘BORG’ (music, lyrics and vocals) and Glenn...
Heimataerde – Hick Hack Hackebeil (CD EP – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro & medieval-metal music. Background/Info: Heimataerde once started as an original dark-electro formation with bagpipes on top. The sound...
Chrom – Peak & Decay (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Christian Marquis and Thomas Winters set up Chrom in 2007 and are now unleashing their 3rd...
Beyond Sensory Experience – The End Of It All (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Set up in 2001 by Drakh and K. Meizter in Uppsala, Sweden, Beyond Sensory Experience has released...
Apocryphos – Stone Speak (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Apocryphos is the dark-ambient driven project set up by Robert C. Kozletsky. The man got recognition as...
Project Pitchfork – Wonderland/One Million Faces (CD EP – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, electro-wave. Background/Info: Project Pitchfork doesn’t need any further introduction. The band from Hamburg set up by Peter Spilles...
Circuito Cerrado – Arrhytmia (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-industrial, industrial-rave. Background/Info: Markko B(arrientos) is a renowned artist as leader of the Mexican dark-electro project C-Lekktor. Two years...
Exilanation – Best Of Trilogy (CD Album – Codeline Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Exilanation is a German EBM formation that was mainly active a few years ago. After a hiatus...
Grimbergen – The Passing Of Time (CD Album – Grimbergen)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: Grimbergen is a solo-project set up by Nathan Clemence. As indicated inside the gatefold-CD ‘Grimbergen is...
Digital Geist – Afterthought 1 & 2 (Digital Album – Digital Geist)
Genre/Influences: EBM, techno-body, electro-trance, acid, electro-ambient. Background/Info: Alex Kourelis set up Digital Geist in the late 90s. He released a...
Ari Mason – Creatures (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop. Background/Info: Ari Mason is an American female artist who officially debuted on Danse Macabre in 2014 with the...
Daghraven – #1 (CD Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Behind Daghraven is hiding Belgian artist Kevin Imbrechts who you might know from his Illuminine project. Daghraven...
A Bleeding Star – LXXXVII: Forget About This Mess’d Realm For A Second & Enjoy This Nyxchill’d Smokin’ Session (CD Album – UAE Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: Alex Goth is the creative spirit hiding behind A Bleeding Star. Clearly devoted to the darker...
The Rain And The Sidewalk – Nadir (Digital Album – The Rain And The Sidewalk)
Genre/Influences: New-wave-rock, post-punk, punk-metal, crossover, shoegaze. Background/Info: The Rain And The Sidewalk is mainly a solo-project driven by Trevor M....
T_Error 404 – Budha 2.0 (Digigtal Album – T_Error 404)
Genre/Influences: Body-techno, electro-trance, electro-ambient, IDM. Background/Info: T_Error 404 is probably a name, which doesn’t really say that much worldwide. Behind...
Vortex – Moloch (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Marcus Stiglegger set up Vortex in 2007. The German artist already released several noticeable releases and found...
ProtoU – Lost Here (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Behind ProtoU is hiding a female artist from Kiev (Ukraine). Sasha Cats grew up with music and...
Spray – Enforced Fun (CD Album – Banoffee Sound)
Genre/Influences: Dance-pop, synth-pop. Background/Info: Spray is a British duo I discovered in 2002 when they released their debut album “Living...
